Doyle Denies What Laughtenschlager Concedes

Compare the statements of Governor Jim Doyle and Attorney General Peg Laughtenschlager regarding the guilty verdicts in the Georgia Thompson trial.

Doyle reminds us of his intolerance of ethical lapses and says, "I have been carefully briefed of the testimony at the trial, and from the evidence presented by both the prosecution and the defense, it is clear that Georgia Thompson acted on her own and that no other state employee was involved."

Laughtenschlager says it's time for the legislature to do it's job and "enact laws that will remove the influence of money on politics and decision-making at all levels of government."

It seems the Attorney General is conceding that money influenced the decision to award the state travel contract to Adelman.

But if Doyle is right and Georgia Thompson acted alone, how could money have possibly been a factor in the case of Adelman Travel?

The fat lady ain't done yet folks!